Kopsis Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Sentinel Range map.
Kopsis Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Копсис, ‘Lednik Kopsis’ \'led-nik 'kop-sis\) is a 13 km long and 4 km wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica that is draining northeastwards from Panicheri Gap, Voysil Peak and Mount Gozur to join Embree Glacier northwest of Mirovyane Peak.[1]
The glacier is named after the medieval town of Kopsis in Central Bulgaria.[1][2]
Location
Kopsis Glacier is centred at 78°03′20″S 85°16′00″W / 78.05556°S 85.26667°WCoordinates: 78°03′20″S 85°16′00″W / 78.05556°S 85.26667°W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
Maps
- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
See Also
References
External Links
- Kopsis Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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